The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-21
Mayor Chapman In Consultation
with the city's Delegation.
Four important Bills to be Presented
to the Law Makers.
The Proposed Action Regarding the
Fish and Game Laws.
A Bill for the Creation of Local
Boards of Health.
A Breese Caused by a Proposal to
Tax Exempted Property.
CIeanings of Personal and General
Interest Here and There.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, Jan. 20.
Mayor Chapman arrived this evening" and
Immediately held a consultation with the
Portland delegation. He is here to look af-
ter the Portland & Rochester bill, the bill to
tax water companies, and the four bills
which he brought tonight. These bills
which will probably be presented tomorrow
morning are as follows:
An act relating to Pride's Bridge on Presump-
scot river, between the towns OF Deering and
Westbrook.
Presumpscot river, between the towns of Deering
| and Westbrook, shall hereafter be maintained and
BROOK and ali legal I liability for the support @ Of
the same shall be borne by said towns, each with
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
| proved.
An act relating to stroudwater Bridge, in the
Sec /. The bridge formerly known as the
Great Bridge, oD Fore river, in the town of Deer
pair by said town of Deering, and all legal llab-
~ for the support OF the same shall be borne by
Sec, 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
| proved.
! An act to extend the boundary line between the
| town OF Deering and the city of Portland.
Section 1.-The small strip Of territory adjoining
its of the town of Deering and described in the
section Of this act, is hereby annexed to the
| city of Portland
Sec. 2-The territory annexed to the city of
Portland by the provisions of this act Includes
| all that part of the town of Deering which lies
| southerly and eastery of the following described
| line, to wit: Beginning at the monument at the
intersection Of the boundary line between the
city of Portland and the town Of Deering, with
| the northeasterly side line of the county road
leading from said Portland to Stroudwater VII
| lage, said monument being about one hundred
feet west of Douglass street in said city of Port
| staUQ, thence SOutlerlV with included
9lo ~ from that portion Of the
boundary d line running sOat9sry and
| two hundred 4.2o0) more or less to the channel
| of Fore river. The line hereby established being
Fore river of that part of the boundary line be-
tween said city and said town which now runs
Sec. 3-This act shall take effect when ap-
| proved
With these bills is also very long one for
the authorization of certain public improve
ments at Back Cove and Fore River in Port
| land harbor. 1t provides that the lands, etc.
in Back Cove are to be ceded to the city of
Portland; that the mayor of the city may
appoint, subject to the approval of the alder
men, three commissioners, who shall have
full charge and control of the ceded lands
| etc., that the commissioners shall hold Office
five years, subject to removal by the mayor
with the consent of the aldermen, after
hearing, for cause; that each commissioner
| shall give proper bond and be paid as the
mayor and aldermen may determine; that
| the board shall have power to purchase for
| the city or to take by right of eminent do
MAN, the lands, flats, ETC., of Back Cove and
| lie nuisances and for other public purposes
that all property ceded to the city for this
| purpose shall be under control of the com
mission; that the commission may provide
| dredging ground or place of deposit for ma
terial dredged within the limits of Portland
| 10 pay the expenses for this work the city of
| Portland is authorized, whenever it can
| legally, to issue its bonds to an amount not
| exceeding 100000, payable within 20 years
| To provide for the payment of these bonds
sinking fund shall be established to be under
the direction OF the commissioners. All
moneys received from the income of leases
| or from sales of property, and all other
moneys received, except from the proceeds
| OF the bonds, shall be placed to the credit of
| this sinking fund. The commissioners shall
invest the moneys, under certain specified
limitations. The city treasurer shall have
| the custody OF the moneys received from the
| sale Of bonds, etc. Whenever the accumula-
| tlons Of said sinking fund amount to more
than the amount required for the redemption
| of the bonds, the excess shall be applied to
| the objects OF the commission or to any law
| tul municipal purpose. But instead of
issuing bonds the city may make appropria-
tons from. money raised by. taxation.
Nothing contained in this act shall have the
| effect to modify the authority of the Harbor
| commissioners of Portland.
Election Day.
The order directing the judiciary commit
tee to inquire into the expediency of chang
ing the time of the State election to Noyem-
Der came up today before that committee. 1t
was voted to report the Legislation inexpe-
dent" by vote of to2 Mr.. Lumbert be-
ing absent. Those who voted "yes" were:
Messrs. Manley, Wiswell, Dow, Powers
| Goodenow, Walton (who voted mo" last
year; but says he has changed his .opinion)
| and Barker. Those who voted mo- were:
Messrs. Talbot and Heath. Messrs. Talbot
and Heath will probably make aminority re-
| port or in some other way call the question
up on the floors of the House and Senate.
Our Fisheries and Came.
An important bill was introduced quietly
by Mr. Ryder of Springfield yesterday. At
present the law requires fishways to be built
in all dams that obstruct they way of sea
salmon. Mr.. Ryders bill would extend the
provisions of the bill to land locked salmon
as well. The bill is with the fish and game
committee, who think it of enough i'm
portance for general hearing.
An important bill reported this morning
favorably from the fish and game committee
establishes perpetual close time for twelve
| years on all the streams running into Webb
| Pond, and forbids ice fishing This pond is
one of the most wonderful fishing grounds
in Maine The commissioners stocked it
with trout and landlocked salmon few
years ago; and the increase of the fish has
been wonderful. The pond is in the town of
| Weld, and every effort is to be made to make
it first class fishing ground.
There Will be an effort this winter to have
the game laws amended. Some of the peo-
pie of Washington county want great
changes. They would have the law prohibit
ing the shipping of game repealed, would do
away with game wardens, and otherwise
overturn the present system of guarding the
States preserves. Not much attention will
be likely to be paid to these demands by the
Legislature; but well informed member of
the fish and game committee said to-day that
he thought it quite likely the close time for
deer, caribou, etc, would be shortened. The
shooting now begins on the first of October
There is quite general sentiment that the
deer are now plenty enough to allow the
shooting to begin September 1st month
earlier; and legislation to that effect is
among the possibilities.
The Health Bill.
very long bill was introduced in the Sem
| dtC tO-udy lOl tliC tDdCblicub VI d law W I'LL
prove vastly our facilities for caring for the
public health. The bill creates local board
of health in every city, town, village corpor-
alton and incorporated plantation. The
board is to consist of three, each of whom
shall serve three years, but who shall be ap-
pointed by the highest town or city officers
at the rate of one each year. This board
may themselves appointed health officer
and establish his salary. This health officer
shall report to the State Board of Health
whenever required. The bill specifies at
length the powers and duties of the local
boards and their health officers and has pro-
visions relating to disinfectioH, prevention
Of .contagion, unsanitary conditions, ETC.,
which will give the health officers power to
deal surely and swiftly with any contagion
that may arise or nuisance that may exist.
The bill is now on the Senate table to be
printed.
Topsham's Old First Parish.
In the House this morning Mr.. Wakefield
of Bath introduced bill relative to the
ministerial fund of the First Parish of Tops
ham. The trustees of this fund were incor-
porated by the General Court of Massachu-
setts in 1916. The bill introduced by Mr.
EnlA &Iok